We will not surrender our freedomsToday, Independence Day, we renew our pledge to serve the people, to continue speaking truth to power, and to guard and defend freedom of the press and of expression from all threats.Read More Covering the PandemicRead more Covering the CoViD-19 Pandemic Boracay Shutdown: Where is the Master Plan? IS THE government ready to do the job in Boracay? If President Rodrigo Duterte’s words are any indication, then it is not. He himself said during a press briefing on April 9 that there is no master plan. “Master plan, wala akong master plan. Linisin ko muna ‘yan... Restarting Peace Talks: Reports Holding Back on Hope ANOTHER CHAPTER looms in the on-again, off-again peace talks between the government (GRP) and the Communist Party of the Philippines-New Peoples’ Army-National Democratic Front (CPP-NPA-NDF) as both parties now claim that they are willing to resume negotiations. On March 25, 61 members of the lower house signed House... VP Vote Recount: Filipinos in the Dark about PET System and Process FRAUD AND charges of cheating have marred most Philippine elections. The 2016 national polls was no exception, with Ferdinand “Bongbong” Marcos Jr., claiming he was cheated out of his votes for the vice presidency by then candidate Maria Leonor “Leni” Robredo, who was declared the second highest official... Before it is too Late: The Importance of Checks on State Surveillance CHEERS TO Rappler for its in-depth two-part series explaining the extent and implications of state surveillance. The first part, published on March 16, examined the problems that arise from state surveillance, particularly the lack of transparency among agencies that conduct intelligence gathering. In the report, Jam Jacob of... Casual Reporting on New Crackdown JEERS TO the Manila Bulletin for its casual reporting on the president’s latest round of threats, this time issued against drivers and operators of unregistered public utility vehicles (PUV) (commonly called colorum). Speaking at the 16th founding anniversary of the Supreme Tribal Council for Peace and Development Inc.... Value-Added Reports on ICC Withdrawal Screengrab from ICC’s website. CHEERS TO some media organizations for going beyond President Rodrigo Duterte’s announcement to withdraw from the International Criminal Court (ICC) and providing relevant information about the issue. A significant policy shift, the withdrawal which the president announced on Wednesday, March 14, deserved media scrutiny and... Missing out on the Witch-hunt: Delayed Media Attention on List of Terrorists THE PRESIDENT’s love-hate relationship with the Communist Party of the Philippines-New People’s Army (CPP-NPA) ended with him tagging them as a terror group, endangering the lives of 600 individuals alleged as terrorists (“Duterte signs proclamation labeling CPP-NPA as terrorist group”). Quite a turn from his unilateral call for ceasefire... Drug Raps against Espinosa et al Dropped: Everyone Caught by Surprise OBVIOUSLY, INSIDERS in the Department of Justice (DOJ) were not happy about setting free well known drug personalities who had figured prominently in the government’s war against drugs. So the DOJ resolution to dismiss the complaints against Peter Lim and Kerwin Espinosa among others for lack of sufficient... Media Missed the Point: Quasi-judicial Powers for Police PRESIDENT RODRIGO Duterte on March 1 signed Republic Act 10973, giving subpoena powers to the police. It amended the Philippine National Police (PNP) law, allowing the PNP chief, as well the director and the deputy director for administration of the Criminal Investigation and Detection Group (CIDG), to issue... What is a Quo Warranto? The People Want to Know AS THOUGH the threat of impeachment were not enough, Chief Justice (CJ) Maria Lourdes Sereno now faces another challenge, her removal from office by quo warranto. What is it and what does it mean? On March 5, Solicitor General Jose Calida filed a 34-page quo warranto petition seeking... « Previous1…9596979899…202Next »
